Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Kozhikode (Calicut), India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Calicut International Airport (CCJ), Kozhikode (Calicut), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,559 miles (or 15,384 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between William P. Hobby Airport and Calicut International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between William P. Hobby Airport and Calicut International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCJ / VOCL |
Airport Name: | Calicut International Airport |
Location: | Kozhikode (Calicut), India |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'12"N by 75°57'19"E |
Area Served: | Kozhikode Malappuram |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 342 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCJ |
More Information: | CCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
Facts about Calicut International Airport (CCJ):
- Calicut International Airport (CCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,146 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) is Cochin International Airport (COK), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSE of CCJ.
- Because of Calicut International Airport's relatively low elevation of 342 feet, planes can take off or land at Calicut International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.